Event 29

STANDING UPRIGHT HERE

The impact of Allen Curnow, one of the defining voices of NZ and international literature in the 20th century, is reflected in two major publications: the biography Simply by Sailing in a New Direction by Terry Sturm, and the Collected Poems edited by Elizabeth Caffin. John Newton, author of Hard Frost, part one of a three-part trilogy of NZ literary history, and Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlisted author of Salt Picnic,Patrick Evans – who taught Curnow at university for many years – join Caffin to calibrate the legacy of this iconic writer.